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OCALA, FL – A woman died after she was struck by two vehicles in Marion County early Thursday morning, according to the Ocala StarBanner.

The Florida Highway Patrol, Marion County Fire Rescue and Ocala Fire Rescue responded to the incident shortly before 5:30 a.m.

The FHP said the pedestrian was walking in the right southbound lane of South Pine Avenue in Ocala when she was struck near Southeast 39th Place by a Jeep Grand Cherokee sport utility vehicle.  The driver of a second vehicle, a Volkswagen Encore, swerved to avoid the Jeep and also hit the pedestrian, The victim, a 55-year-old Ocala woman, was pronounced dead at the scene.

OCALA, FL – Ocala police are investigating a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on Monday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.

Officers were called to the site of the crash in the 1900 block of West Silver Springs Boulevard just after 7 p.m.  A preliminary investigation found that a pedestrian was trying to cross the roadway from north to south when he was struck by an eastbound older model Ford Expedition.

The victim, a 62-year-old Ocala man, died at the scene.    The driver, who was headed to work, did not see the victim in time before the collision, according to investigators.  Police said the driver was an adult from Havana, Florida.

OCALA, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol and Ocala police were called to a fatal pedestrian collision on Interstate 75  Saturday night, the Ocala StarBanner reports.

The incident occurred on northbound I-75 at mile marker 355 near U.S. 27.  The FHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a Nissan Sentra was parked on the shoulder of the interstate sometime before 9:30 p.m., got out of the car and walked into traffic.

The driver of a semitractor-trailer swerved to avoid the man, then got out to check on him.  The pedestrian said he was OK, but returned to darting in and out of traffic on I-75.  The man was eventually struck by a Toyota Corolla whose driver was unable to avoid him.